Turka (fly)
''Turka'' is a genus of robber flies in the family Asilidae. There are at least four described species in ''Turka''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Turka'': * '' Turka cervinus'' (Loew, 1856) * '' Turka nudus'' (Lehr, 1996) * '' Turka tridentatus'' (Loew, 1871) * '' Turka zaitzevi'' (Lehr, 1996) c Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * External links * * Asilidae Asilidae genera {{asilidae-stub ...
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Asilidae
The Asilidae are the robber fly family, also called assassin flies. They are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx. The name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on other insects and, as a rule, they wait in ambush and catch their prey in flight. Overview The Asilidae are a family in the order Diptera, the true flies. The common name for members of the family is the robber flies. The Asilidae are cosmopolitan, with over 7000 described species. Latreille was the authority for establishing the family in 1802. The Asilidae, together with Bombyliidae and Therevidae, are the most representative families of the superfamily of Asiloidea and they form one of the most characteristic groups of the lower Brachycera. Robber flies have stout, spiny legs and three simple eyes (ocelli) in a characteristic depression on the tops of their head between their two ...
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Turka Cervinus
Turka may refer to: Places *Turka, Chełm County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Lublin County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Republic of Buryatia, a rural locality in Russia *Turka, Ukraine, a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine *Turka Raion, abolished raion in Lviv Oblast *Turka (Lake Baikal), a river in Buryatia, Russia *Turka (Iren), a river in Perm Krai, Russia Other uses *Cola Turka, a Turkish cola soft drink * ''Turka'' (fly), a genus of flies *Turka language, a Gur language spoken by the Turka people in Burkina Faso *Turka people, an ethnic group in Burkina Faso *University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble ( or TÜ RKA) is a University of Tartu folk dance group. It was founded in 1945 and as of 2015 there were around 150 dancers, that makes it one of the oldest and biggest folk dance groups in Estonia. Histo ...

Turka Nudus
Turka may refer to: Places *Turka, Chełm County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Lublin County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Republic of Buryatia, a rural locality in Russia *Turka, Ukraine, a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine *Turka Raion, abolished raion in Lviv Oblast *Turka (Lake Baikal), a river in Buryatia, Russia *Turka (Iren), a river in Perm Krai, Russia Other uses *Cola Turka, a Turkish cola soft drink * ''Turka'' (fly), a genus of flies *Turka language, a Gur language spoken by the Turka people in Burkina Faso *Turka people, an ethnic group in Burkina Faso *University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble ( or TÜ RKA) is a University of Tartu folk dance group. It was founded in 1945 and as of 2015 there were around 150 dancers, that makes it one of the oldest and biggest folk dance groups in Estonia. Histo ...

Turka Tridentatus
Turka may refer to: Places *Turka, Chełm County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Lublin County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Republic of Buryatia, a rural locality in Russia *Turka, Ukraine, a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine *Turka Raion, abolished raion in Lviv Oblast *Turka (Lake Baikal), a river in Buryatia, Russia *Turka (Iren), a river in Perm Krai, Russia Other uses *Cola Turka, a Turkish cola soft drink * ''Turka'' (fly), a genus of flies *Turka language, a Gur language spoken by the Turka people in Burkina Faso *Turka people, an ethnic group in Burkina Faso *University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble ( or TÜ RKA) is a University of Tartu folk dance group. It was founded in 1945 and as of 2015 there were around 150 dancers, that makes it one of the oldest and biggest folk dance groups in Estonia. Histo ...

Turka Zaitzevi
Turka may refer to: Places *Turka, Chełm County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Lublin County, in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Turka, Republic of Buryatia, a rural locality in Russia *Turka, Ukraine, a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine *Turka Raion, abolished raion in Lviv Oblast *Turka (Lake Baikal), a river in Buryatia, Russia *Turka (Iren), a river in Perm Krai, Russia Other uses *Cola Turka, a Turkish cola soft drink * ''Turka'' (fly), a genus of flies *Turka language, a Gur language spoken by the Turka people in Burkina Faso *Turka people, an ethnic group in Burkina Faso *University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble University of Tartu Folk Art Ensemble ( or TÜ RKA) is a University of Tartu folk dance group. It was founded in 1945 and as of 2015 there were around 150 dancers, that makes it one of the oldest and biggest folk dance groups in Estonia. Histo ...